Boston vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
92
57
🏙️ Population
676K
5.55M

The cost of living in Boston is 365% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 32nd and 6689th ($3467 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in the United States and Kenya, respectively. Check the United States vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 89th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$8325

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768